This year's AKB48 Janken Taikai was was held on October 10, 2016 at the Kobe World Kinen Hall

This year's AKB48 Janken Taikai was was held on October 10, 2016 at the Kobe World Kinen Hall, with the idols cosplaying to do battle in rock-paper-scissors. Losing the competition, but winning the hearts of otaku, Team 4's Nana Okada got a lot of attention for her Re:ZERO Ram outfit.

This was the idol powerhouse's 7th tournament, and first held in the Kansai Region. From seve blocks, the winner of each block would form a unit and make a CD debut. 98 participated from AKB48 and sister groups participated with Tanabe Miku (AKB48), Nozawa Rena (AKB48), Shibuya Nagisa (NMB48, AKB48), Komiyama Haruka (AKB48), Yumoto Ami (AKB48), Fukuoka Seina (AKB48), and Takeuchi Saki (SKE48) winning the blocks. Tanabe, cosplaying as a drunk businessman was the grand champion.